What is Therapy?

Therapy is a process of insight, change, and healing. I will first get to know you by learning about your unique presenting concerns. We will create goals together and achieve them through building skills, increasing insight, and experiential healing using mindfulness. You can learn more about psychotherapy here.

Somatic therapy uses the science of the nervous system to access healing. We learn how to track which state our nervous system is in and how to help it regulate.

Somatic therapy also helps us transform thoughts and feelings through the mind-body connection. For example, if we’re trying to think more positively, we can check in with our body to see if it’s working. If we feel relaxed after the new, positive thought, we can trust it’s really helping.

why somatic therapy?

Virtual (or “telehealth”) therapy offers potential benefits to clients, including easier access to care and the convenience of meeting from anywhere. In our initial phone call, I will assess whether virtual therapy seems like a good fit for you and go over the details. Clients receive a secure video link via text and email before each appointment that easily opens our “therapy room” in their computer, phone, or tablet browser.

How does virtual therapy work?

how does adolescent therapy work?

I see adolescents ages 14+. The first session is typically half caregiver and adolescent, half individual adolescent. We will incorporate family sessions as appropriate, typically every few weeks. Family sessions might focus on:

  • Safety planning

  • Communication skills

  • Behavior shaping

  • Building family warmth

Do you take insurance?

I am an in-network provider with Cigna, Aetna, and United Healthcare/Optum. If you carry a different insurance, I am happy to provide you with monthly statements for you to seek reimbursement from your insurance company for out-of-network benefits.

You are also welcome to use an HSA or FSA account to pay for sessions.

Please be mindful of the following:

  • Billing insurance companies for therapy requires me to diagnose all clients with a billable mental “disorder” to receive coverage. Because I often work with clients on how to thrive versus solely on how to resolve a disorder, clients do not always meet criteria for a billable diagnosis.

  • Billing insurance companies requires me to disclose these disorders to the insurance companies, which live permanently on clients’ health records.

Using your insurance for therapy can be confusing. If you have questions or concerns about any of the above, please don’t hesitate to let me know.